Chapter 12 Flashcards
Theriogenology
The study of animal reproduction
Scrotum
The scrotum or scrotal sac is the external pouch that encloses and
supports the testes.
The combining form is scrot/o
The area b/w the scrotum and anus
perineum.
The combining form is
perine/o
Testes
The testes or testicles are the male sex glands that produce spermatozoa.
Testis is the singular form of testes
Combining form for testes
orch/o,
orchi/o, orchid/o,
test/o, and testicul/o.
Combining form for spermatozoa
sperm/o and
spermat/o
Epididymis is and combining form
The tube at the upper part of each testis
The combining form is epididym/o.
Urethra male is the and combining form
a tube passing through the
penis to the outside of the body that serves the reproductive and urinary systems.
The combining form for the urethra is urethr/o.
Penis is and combining form
The penis is the male sex organ that carries reproductive and urinary products out of the body.
The combining forms for the penis are pen/i and priap/o
Ovaries are and combining form
The ovaries are a small pair of organs located in the caudal abdomen.
The ovaries produce estrogen,
progesterone, and ova (eggs).
The combining forms for ovary
are ovari/o and oophor/o
uterine tubes are and combining form
The uterine tubes are paired tubes that extend from the cranial portion of the uterus to the ovary
Uterine tubes are also called oviducts or fallopian tubes
The combining form for the uterine tubes is salping/o.
Uterus is and combining form
The uterus is a thick-walled, hollow organ with muscular walls and a mucous membrane lining.
The combining forms for the uterus are hyster/o, metr/o, metri/o, and uter/o
Cervix is and combining form
The cervix is the caudal continuation of the uterus and the cranial continuation of the vagina.
The combining form for the cervix is cervic/o
Vagina is and combining form
The vagina is the muscular tube lined with mucosa that extends from the cervix to the outside of the body.
The combining forms for
the vagina are colp/o and vagin/o
Vulva is and combining form
The vulva is the external opening to the urogenital tract that leads into the vagina.
The combining forms for the vulva are vulv/o and episi/o
Estrus is the
period of the estrous cycle in which
the female is receptive to the male
Ovulation occurs and animal is said to be in heat
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Estrous cycle is the
also called heat cycle –
prepares uterus to accept a fertilized ovum
Mammary glands are and combining form
The mammary glands are milk-producing glands in females.
The number of mammary glands varies with the species.
Litter-bearing species have mammae.
Large animals have udders with teats.
The combining forms for the mammary glands are mamm/o and mast/o
The placenta is the
the female organ of mammals that
develops during pregnancy and joins mother and offspring for exchange of nutrients, oxygen, and waste
products.
The placenta is also referred to as the afterbirth
Umbilical cord is the
The umbilical cord is the structure
that forms where the fetus
communicates with the placenta.
The umbilicus is the structure that
forms on the abdominal wall where
the umbilical cord was connected to
the fetus
Combinig form of placenta
placent/o
Combining form for umbilicus
umbilic/o
Pregnancy is the
Pregnancy is the condition of having a
developing fetus in the uterus and is
the time period between conception
and parturition.
Combining form for pregnant and pregnancy
The combining form for pregnancy is
pregn/o.
Cyesis also means pregnancy
The combining form for pregnant is gravid/o
